Gülgün has worked for 28 years in the fields of public art and location-based performance as an artist, arts administrator and curator. She is based in the United States and currently directs the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy in the City of Minneapolis where she researches the role of narrative in the built environment with a focus on socially engaged creative practices, contested landscapes, urban planning and economic development. Gülgün’s creative work has been presented in the US, Russia, Cyprus and the UK and recognized through a number of local, national and international fellowships, awards and grants. Gülgün was working on the project 95 Stops/Mapping the Space Between Us.